San Clemente Island

Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times

San Clemente Island, viewed from a shuttle aircraft that regularly flies military and civilian personnel to the U.S. Navy-owned land mass 68 miles from San Diego. The military airstrip is seen at the northern end. The southern end has the only remaining ship-to-shore bombardment range in the U.S. The Navy has supported an extensive ecological restoration of endangered plants and animals on the island. [For the record, July 24, 2013: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly said the military airstrip was at the southern end of the island, and the bombardment range to the north.]

San Clemente Island, viewed from a shuttle aircraft that regularly flies military and civilian personnel to the U.S. Navy-owned land mass 68 miles from San Diego. The military airstrip is seen at the northern end. The southern end has the only remaining ship-to-shore bombardment range in the U.S. The Navy has supported an extensive ecological restoration of endangered plants and animals on the island. [For the record, July 24, 2013: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly said the military airstrip was at the southern end of the island, and the bombardment range to the north.]